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Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Stourton, England

King Alfred's Tower

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
ronin Added by ronin
Palermo, Italy

Santuario di Santa Rosalia

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
atimian Added by atimian
Cobham, England

Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
Added by mondoagogo
Guildford, England

Guildford Lido

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.
ropami50 Added by ropami50
Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."
ronin Added by ronin
Fez, Morocco

Merenid Tombs

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Central Station

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Paris, France

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.
Allison Added by Allison
Hale, England

The Giant's Grave

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."
johnreppion Added by johnreppion
Merseyside, England

The Dream

Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Added by TonyStark
Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Added by nitikp
Husavik, Iceland

Sigurgeirs Bird Museum

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.
Added by SarahBurge
London, England

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Berkeley, California

BioFuel Oasis

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.
Added by theoktitus
Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Detroit, Michigan

Belle Isle Aquarium

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
ronin Added by ronin
Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Theatre

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Detroit, Michigan

The Caryatids of Book Tower

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.
Madiha Bataineh Added by Madiha Bataineh
Detroit, Michigan

The Russell Industrial Center

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Jeju-si, South Korea

Jeju Glass Castle Theme Park

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
kissam Added by kissam
Gongju-si, South Korea

Magoksa Temple

Ancient temple is home to centuries of art and spiritual artifacts.
serflac Added by serflac
Jinan, South Korea

Tapsa Temple

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.
serflac Added by serflac